Earlier this year, it was announced that the Disney Magical Express would no longer be running starting January 1, 2022.
The Magical Express was a transportation service for Disney guests staying at a Disney World Resort that would help guests get to their resort and the Orlando International Airport.
Mears, the company that operated The Magical Express transportation, said they will have their own transportation to and from Disney World. Mears will start using Mears Connect to get Disney World guests to the airport and Disney World resorts in January 2022. Reservations will be required and you can begin booking through Mears Connect starting May 2021.
The Mears Connect website.
If more information is released about this new transportation, I promise to tell you!
Disney World keeps on changing its mask policy and the change this time is a big one!
You can temporarily take off your face masks when you are actively taking outdoor photos starting April 8, 2021. You can temporarily take off your face mask while actively eating, drinking, or taking an outdoor photo but you have to be physically distant from other people. These are the only times you are allowed to take off your face mask.
Right now, you have to keep your mask on if you take an indoor photo and during ride photos.
This is a big update because this is the first time Disney World has added a circumstance where you can temporarily take off your face mask. I will continue to tell you about changes happening around the Disney World parks!
Disney World has many amazing live shows and today I will be sharing with you my favorite ones!
5. My fifth favorite live show is The Jeweled Dragon Acrobats in the China pavilion. This live show is actually performed by kids! This show even made my list of My Top Five Favorite Things To Do In The China Pavilion. Update: Due to the corona virus, The Jeweled Dragon Acrobats is currently closed.
4. My forth favorite live show is Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage in Magic Kingdom. You get a retelling of the Beauty and the Beast story in the form of a musical. Now if this show is outside, why is it in front of The Jeweled Dragon Acrobats in my ranking? Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage has a cover and many fans that will help you stay cool. This show is great and Gaston is really funny! Update: Due to the corona virus, Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage is currently closed.
Gaston being Gaston.
3. My third favorite live show is Frozen Sing Along in Hollywood Studios. Princess Anna is trying to find her sister Queen Elsa and to pass the time the storytellers of Arendelle tell you the Frozen story. I really like all the jokes that the storytellers say and sometimes they even make each other start laughing. Even if you aren’t a fan of the movie Frozen, you will still enjoy this show.
The Arendelle Storytellers and Kristof.
2. My second favorite live show is the Festival of the Lion King show in Animal Kingdom. During this show, you sit in either the elephant, warthog, giraffe, or lion sections. The Festival of the Lion King is celebrating Simba. I really like how much dancing is in this show and you get to hear music from the movie. Update: Due to the corona virus, The Festival of the Lion King is currently closed, but it’s coming back this summer!
My favorite live show in Disney World is the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! in Hollywood Studios. It is a stunt show with a lot of fire and explosions. During the show they ask for volunteers to help with stunts. You must be 18 or older to participate. There is a big surprise during the show. If you want to know what the surprise is, then you have to watch the show! Update: Due to the corona virus, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! is currently closed.
Those are my top five favorite live shows in Disney World. This was a very hard list to make since I like many live shows in Disney World!
Just three weeks ago, Disney announced a new service called MagicMobile. A contactless way to have MagicBand features such as theme park entry on a smart device. Now, MagicMobile is available for Apple devices.
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MagicMobile is currently available for iPhones and Apple Watches, but you will soon be able to use it on other smart devices. You can create a MagicMobile pass using The My Disney Experience App. Then, you can add it to the Wallet app on an iPhone or digital wallet on other smart devices. You can customize your pass to make it more you with Disney themed designs. You can store multiple passes on one device.
Now how do you enter the parks with MagicMobile? All you have to do is hold out your iPhone, Apple Watch, or other smart devices near an access point when entering into a Disney park. Just like using a MagicBand. If you have Express Mobile, you don’t even need to unlock your Apple device or open the app.
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The My Disney Experience App now has a new feature that lets you automatically link your Disney PhotoPass attraction photos and videos to your profile through your smartphone. You need to confirm your settings before riding at participating attractions. The app also lets you unlock your room door using the digital room key feature if you stay at a Disney Resort.
I’ll keep you updated with news about MagicMobile!
It’s time for part two of my guide to limited edition food for Easter!
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All of the following treats are available at Gasparilla Island Grill at Disney Grand Floridian Resort and Spa from now until April 4, 2021.
The Carrot Blondie Pop is a brown sugar cake bar on a lollipop stick and the Carrot Blondie Pop looks like a carrot!
The Bunny Box is a dark chocolate bunny with Easter egg petit cake and wrapped chocolate eggs.
The Marshmallow Bunny Tail Pops are ginormous marshmallows dipped in pastel chocolate with sprinkles.
The Grand Egg is, well, a grand egg that is white chocolate filled with jelly beans.
The Carrot Blondie Pop is on the left and the Grand Egg is on the right. / Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
The Miniature Bunny Cake is an individual sized serving of bunny confetti cake that has vanilla buttercream. Yum!
The Pastel Mickey Whoopie Pie is a buttery pastel vanilla sponge cake with spring colored vanilla icing.
The Easter Egg Hunt Cupcake is a carrot cake with marshmallow filling topped with buttercream, jelly beans, and a chocolate bunny.
The Easter Cake is a layered lemon sponge cake with strawberry buttercream, fresh strawberries, and decorative Easter decorations. You can get this cake at The Artist Palette at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort from now until April 5, 2021.
The Easter Cupcake is also a lemon sponge cake filled with strawberry compote with vanilla buttercream and decorative Easter decorations. You can get this cupcake at Good’s to Go at Disney’s Old Key West Resort from now until April 5, 2021.
The Easter Cake is on the right and the Easter Cupcake is on the left. / Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
The Spring Garden Dessert is a pistachio cake with caramel cream, brown butter crumble, and blood orange-carrot sorbet. You can get this dessert at Topolino’s Terrace at Flavors of the Riviera in Disney’s Riviera Resort only on April 4, 2021.
The Key Lime Easter Cupcake is a key lime cupcake with buttercream icing and Easter decoration. This cupcake is available from April 1,-4, 2021 at Roaring Forks in Disney’s Wilderness Lodge.
The Key Lime Easter Cupcake. / Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
The following desserts are all available at The Market at Ale and Compass at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort. The desserts are also available at The Beach Club Marketplace at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort. They are all available from now until April 4, 2021.
The Mickey Chocolate Easter Egg and The Minnie Chocolate Easter Egg.
The Mickey Chocolate Easter Egg and The Minnie Chocolate Easter Egg are both on the left. / Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
The Robin’s Egg Blueberry Macarons are three blue specked macarons with blueberry ganache and blueberry jam sitting on a chocolate crunch “nest”.
The Easter Bunny Strawberry Cheesecake is a strawberry cheesecake with lemon crust, white chocolate, and decorated with a red glaze and fondant.
The Easter Cookies N’ Cream Bonbons are cookies and cream bonbons with a cookies and cream mousse as well as a cookies and cream base covered in chocolate.
The Easter Carrot Cupcake is a carrot cake cupcake with cream cheese icing decorated with chocolate ganache, cookies and cream crumbs, buttercream, and wildflower quins.
The Lemon Crinkle Cookies are three bright colored lemon-flavored crinkle cookies.
That was a lot! If you read this entire blog article, congratulations!
Black Widow was first supposed to be released back in March of 2020, but because of the pandemic the movie was pushed back a bunch of times.
Now, Black Widow will be released in theaters and on Disney+with Premier Access on July 9, 2021.
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Disney has tried this strategy before with Mulan and Raya And The Last Dragon.
How does Premier Access work? You will need a Disney+ subscription and you will need to pay $30 in order to see Black Widow on Disney+.
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was supposed to be released in July, but because Black Widow is now being released in July the date of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has been pushed back. Now the movie will come out on September 3, 2021. This movie is expected to be just in theaters.
Can you believe it’s almost Easter? Disney World is getting prepared for this holiday with lots of Easter themed treats in the parks. Today, I will be telling you where you can get these delicious treats. There will be a part two as well.
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First, we have the Thumper Cupcake. That is a carrot cake with cream cheese filling, caramel buttercream, and a chocolate “thumper”. You will be able to get this cupcake at Creature Comforts in Animal Kingdom, Flame Tree Barbecue in Animal Kingdom, and Restaurantosaurus in Animal Kingdom. The Thumper Cupcake is available from March 18th-April 5th.
The Easter Basket is a mango and mixed berry cake, lemon cheesecake, vanilla meringue, marshmallows, Kataifi (an almond and walnut pastry in syrup), berry coulis, and mango chantilly. The Easter basket can be found at Tiffins Restaurant in Animal Kingdom from April 2nd-April 5th.
The Thumper Cupcake is on the left and The Easter Basket is on the right. Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
The Easter Brookie Basket is an Easter brookie basket with white chocolate ganache, buttercream, and chocolate eggs. The Easter Brookie Basket is available at Coral Reef Restauarnt in Epcot for only April 4rth.
The Key Lime Robin Egg is a key lime mascarpone cheesecake with blueberry gelée, crème fraîche whipped cream, graham cracker shortbread, and key lime powder. This can be found at Le Cellier Steakhouse in the Canada pavilion on April 4rth.
The Easter Brookie is on the left and The Key Lime Robin Egg is on the right. Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
The Bunny Mini Dome Cake is a coconut ice cream mousse with a caramel cream cheese center and carrot cake. You can get this at Amorette’s Patisserie from March 28th-April 4rth.
The Bunny Mini Dome Cake. Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
The Easter Minnie Bunny Piñata is a milk chocolate sphere filled with marshmallow treat. You can get this treat at The Ganachery in Disney Springs from March 21st-April 4rth.
You can get Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Bunny and Mini Milk Chocolate Caramel Bunnies through April 4rth at the Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop in Disney Springs.
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
The EGGStraordinare Cupcake is a vanilla cupcake with lemon filling, vanilla buttercream, and sugar eggs. This cupcake will be available at World Premiere Food Court in Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort, Landscape of Flavors in Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, and Everything Pop Shopping and Dining in Disney’s Pop Century Resort. The EGGStraordinare Cupcake will be available from April 1st-4rth.
The EGGStraordinare Cupcake. Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
The Mini Bunny Cake is a mini carrot cake filled with cream cheese icing decorated with fondant and buttercream. You will be able to get this cake at Contempo Cafe in Disney’s Contemporary Resort from April 2nd-4rth.
The Mini Bunny Cake. Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
There are still MANY more Easter treats but I decided to do a part one and two or else this blog article would be very long.
WandaVision may be over, but a new Marvel show just arrived on Disney+ today! (March 19, 2021.)
The Falcon And The Winter Soldier will be about Sam Wilson aka The Falcon and Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier. This show takes place after Avengers: Endgame and will be about The Falcon and The Winter Soldier teaming up to go on an adventure! It has been confirmed that what happens in this show will impact what happens in at least three future Marvel projects.
I am really excited for this show because the week after WandaVision ended I had nothing to watch and I missed Marvel.
New episodes of The Falcon And The Winter Soldier come out on Fridays only on Disney+!
March is Woman’s History Month. Keep reading to see how Disney Springs is celebrating!
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Celebrate HER Story at Disney Springs is putting the spotlight on woman who have made a difference at Disney Springs.
The Art of Disney and WonderGround Gallery is focusing on women filmmakers, artists, and directors who work or have worked for the Walt Disney World Animation Studios. Artists are visiting all March long to show their talent and artwork.
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These female artists include Meredith Young from March 26-28th at Marketplace Co-Op, Paola Gracey from March 26-28th at The Art of Disney, and Jasmine Beckett Griffith is making a special appearance from now until March 31st.
You can find new entertainment at the AdventHealth Waterside Stage every Wednesday night from 5-9 pm. Disney is highlighting strong women vocalists and acts who are sharing stories or songs for Woman’s History Month.
Special food is now available and two amazing chefs named Chef Yolanda Lazo Colon from Amorette’s Patisserie and Chef Amanda Lauder from The Ganachery both have come up with delicious treats for you to try!
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Over at Amorette’s Patisserie, Chef Yolanda Lazo Colon has created Chef Yoly’s Flancocho. A mix of her favorite desserts, chocolate cake and flan. This dessert was inspired by her Puerto Rican heritage.
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At The Ganachery, Chef Amanda Lauder has created Chef Amanda’s Chef Toque Bonbon. The treat was inspired by her childhood dream of wanting to become a pastry chef. This treat is filled with Dark 65% chocolate, Morello cherry gel, and pistachio ganache. Chef Amanda has also brought back the Captain Marvel Chocolate Piñata. The piñata is filled with pecan tofee crunch pieces and is then decorated in Captain Marvel’s colors red, gold, and blue.
Mrs. Incredible also has a new Mrs. Incredible Float that is made with black cherry lemonade, strawberry, and lemon Dole Whip that comes with a Mrs. Incredible straw. You can get this float at Marketplace Snacks.
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Throughout 2021 Sprinkles, a cupcake bakery, will be donating over $25 thousand dollars to female empowerment organizations. How cool is that?
Don’t forget to check out the many stores at Disney Springs that are owned by woman.
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These stores include Erin McKenna’s Bakery NYC which is owned by baker Erin McKenna, Rustic Cuff is owned by Jill Donovan, Sugarboo and Co. is owned by artist Rebecca Puig, and Vivoli il Gelato is owned by Silvana Vivoli.
Be sure to visit Disney Springs this month to celebrate Woman’s History Month!
On March 11th, Disney announced a new service called MagicMobile.
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MagicMobile is a contactless way to have MagicBand features such as theme park entry on a smart device. You will be able to use it through an iPhone, Apple Watch, and other smart devices. You can create a Disney MagicMobile pass through the My Disney Experience App and then you will be able to add it to other smart device’s digital wallet.
Disney MagicMobile will launch in phases. These phases will start later this year starting on Apple devices.
You might be thinking, does this mean that MagicBands are going to disappear? No, you will still be able to use a MagicBand if you prefer it. When MagicMobile launches you will be able to choose to use it or MagicBands. You can even choose to use both and use MagicMobile one day and MagicBands the next day.
MagicBands.
MagicMobile is also the reason why MagicBands are no longer free. Disney announced that new MagicBands are coming with more colors and designs with Disney characters and stories on them.
As Disney keeps on announcing Disney News make sure to keep reading DisneywithIzzy to stay updated!
